Public water system · WA53AD315
Active97 Rock House Ws
At a glance
97 Rock House Ws (PWSID WA53AD315) is an active transient non-community water system in Chelan County, Washington. It reports serving 253 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
253
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does 97 Rock House Ws compare with other water systems in Chelan County?
By EPA's size categories, 97 Rock House Ws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chelan County has 131 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 931 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 121,966 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so 97 Rock House Ws is about 76% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Washington has 1,913 active transient non-community water systems, 41% of the state's 4,705 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,370 Washington systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates 97 Rock House Ws?
EPA lists 97 Rock House Ws as privately owned. The WA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 100 of the 131 active systems in Chelan County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does 97 Rock House Ws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and December 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
97 Rock House Ws: frequently asked questions
Who runs 97 Rock House Ws?
97 Rock House Ws (PWSID WA53AD315) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does 97 Rock House Ws serve?
97 Rock House Ws reports serving 253 people through 2 service connections in Chelan County, Washington.
Where does 97 Rock House Ws get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does 97 Rock House Ws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is 97 Rock House Ws' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find 97 Rock House Ws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. 97 Rock House Ws is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Chelan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee City of | Chelan | 43,690 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chelan Co PUD 1 | Chelan | 16,190 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Leavenworth City of | Chelan | 11,041 | Community | Surface water |
| Chelan Water Dept City of | Chelan | 9,425 | Community | Surface water |
| Lake Chelan Reclamation District | Chelan | 6,798 | Community | Surface water |
| Cashmere Water Department | Chelan | 5,815 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “97 Rock House Ws, PWSID WA53AD315, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/97-rock-house-ws-wa53ad315 (data as of October 1, 2026).